https://communities.sas.com/t5/ODS-and-Base-Reporting/Mainframe-SAS-with-DSNTYPE-LARGE/m-p/5380#M2168 We have quite a few large datasets that are currently spanning multiple 3390-54 volumes. Normally SAS can only address datasets with up to 65535 tracks per volume. As the 3390-54 volumes have almost 1,000,000 tracks available this is becoming very wasteful.<BR /> <BR /> From the reading of <A href="http://support.sas.com/kb/17/038.html" target="_blank">http://support.sas.com/kb/17/038.html</A> I believe that SAS can now access large format datasets (more than 65535 tracks on a single volume).<BR /> <BR /> I have asked our installation guys to upgrade our version of SAS, and PROC OPTIONS is now reporting<BR /> <BR /> NOTE: SAS (r) 9.1 (TS1M3) <BR /> ...<BR /> NOTE: This session is executing on the z/OS V01R07M00 platform. <BR /> ...<BR /> NOTE: SAS 9.1.3 Service Pack 4 <BR /> <BR /> However when I attempt to create a DSNTYPE=LARGE dataset I receive message<BR /> IEC143I 213-14,IFG0196J,SM0804X0,SAS9,PDB,6920,SPBMXA,...dsn... which is basically saying that SAS is not prepared to open a DSNTYPE=LARGE dataset.<BR /> <BR /> Am I missing something, or does this not yet work?<BR /> <BR /> Thanks<BR /> Peter Wed, 07 Nov 2007 05:20:58 GMT deleted_user 2007-11-07T05:20:58Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/ODS-and-Base-Reporting/Mainframe-SAS-with-DSNTYPE-LARGE/m-p/5380#M2168 We have quite a few large datasets that are currently spanning multiple 3390-54 volumes. Normally SAS can only address datasets with up to 65535 tracks per volume. As the 3390-54 volumes have almost 1,000,000 tracks available this is becoming very wasteful.<BR /> <BR /> From the reading of <A href="http://support.sas.com/kb/17/038.html" target="_blank">http://support.sas.com/kb/17/038.html</A> I believe that SAS can now access large format datasets (more than 65535 tracks on a single volume).<BR /> <BR /> I have asked our installation guys to upgrade our version of SAS, and PROC OPTIONS is now reporting<BR /> <BR /> NOTE: SAS (r) 9.1 (TS1M3) <BR /> ...<BR /> NOTE: This session is executing on the z/OS V01R07M00 platform. <BR /> ...<BR /> NOTE: SAS 9.1.3 Service Pack 4 <BR /> <BR /> However when I attempt to create a DSNTYPE=LARGE dataset I receive message<BR /> IEC143I 213-14,IFG0196J,SM0804X0,SAS9,PDB,6920,SPBMXA,...dsn... which is basically saying that SAS is not prepared to open a DSNTYPE=LARGE dataset.<BR /> <BR /> Am I missing something, or does this not yet work?<BR /> <BR /> Thanks<BR /> Peter Wed, 07 Nov 2007 05:20:58 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/ODS-and-Base-Reporting/Mainframe-SAS-with-DSNTYPE-LARGE/m-p/5380#M2168 deleted_user 2007-11-07T05:20:58Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/ODS-and-Base-Reporting/Mainframe-SAS-with-DSNTYPE-LARGE/m-p/5381#M2169 Hi:<BR /> This is not an ODS or base Reporting procedure question (PRINT, REPORT, TABULATE). It is the kind of question that is best answered by Tech Support. To open a track with Tech Support, go to: <A href="http://support.sas.com" target="_blank">http://support.sas.com</A> and then on the left-hand navigation area, click the link that says "Submit a Problem."<BR /> <BR /> cynthia Wed, 07 Nov 2007 05:43:25 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/ODS-and-Base-Reporting/Mainframe-SAS-with-DSNTYPE-LARGE/m-p/5381#M2169 Cynthia_sas 2007-11-07T05:43:25Z